CVE-2024-4359 Path traversal in Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor

Medium 6.5 Published 9 Aug 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can read arbitrary server files via the SVG widget due to insufficient validation in the Element Pack Elementor Addons plugin.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-4359?

CVE-2024-4359 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in bdthemes Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor, published on 9 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid & Carousel, Remote Arrows) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file reads in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.2 via the SVG widget and a lack of sufficient file validation in the render_svg function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-829, CWE-98

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4359?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bdthemes Element Pack.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-4359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8vv9-x4pw-wwf3.